Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
As has probably already been stated, there are no tartan police. Wear what you like, but be ready to have an answer if you are questioned by a clansman. For example my friend and dragon boat coach, Todd Wong wears two tartans, Loud MacLeod because Wong means gold in Chinese, and Fraser Hunting because he is a graduate of Simon Fraser University. Not having a clan or tartan of his own (yet?), this is the best he can do to kilt up.
Im the stubborn and overprotective type that would be annoyed if some Random was wearing "my clan" (assuming I had a clan) tartan with no reason, but the way your friend does it would not bother me becuase he seems to be recognizing that hes sporting a clan tartan but he's not doing it to falsely represent the clan, AND he's not doing it ignorantly. If someone wore a Walker tartan and said "Im not a Walker but I sure do love those shortbread cookies" then it's really not a big deal to me since they're recognizing that they are not actually representing Walkers and, instead, they are honoring something that has the word "Walker" in it. Idk. Im more or less "thinking out loud" here. I just know that I'm the type that would be like "umm.....whatcha doing sporting my kilt" if I saw it being worn by someone who has no claim to it. The way your friend does it seems to be a very reasonable and non-offensive way to wear a tartan that isn't "yours".